Budget supermarket chain Lidl has announced it is to create 5,000 jobs in London and invest £70m new UK headquarters

Lidl has also received planning permission for a new 240,000 square foot head office in Tolworth, Kingston, where it will move 450 staff from Wimbledon.

Ingo Fischer, Lidl UK board director, said: "Our new headquarters not only signify an investment in out own infrastructure and workforce, but also highlight our wider investment ambitions within London as Lidl UK continues to experience incredible growth."

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